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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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